SAN DIEGO, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM) and its subsidiary Tissue Repair Company (TRC) today announced significant new formulation enhancements for its Excellarate(TM) product candidate that are designed to simplify and broaden the use of Excellarate for diabetic ulcers, and also expand the potential applicability into a number of additional wound healing market opportunities, including pressure and venous stasis ulcers, as well as major surgical and serious trauma wounds.
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To learn more about the Excellarate product candidate and the MATRIX clinical study click here (or visit Cardium's website at www.cardiumthx.com). The television segment features an investigator of the study, Dr. Vickie Driver, D.P.M., Director of Research, Foot Care, Department of Surgery at Boston Medical University and Medical Center, and a patient enrolled in the study.
Excellarate is a collagen-based topical gel employing TRC's Gene Activated Matrix(TM) (GAM) technology to stimulate a patient's cells to produce a sustained micro-release of platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B) protein directly within the patient's wound where it is needed. PDGF-B is believed to stimulate angiogenesis and granulation tissue formation through the recruitment and proliferation of cells such as monocytes, fib
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